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Record Description

This collection of church records for the period of 1665 to 1975, includes baptisms, confirmations, marriages and deaths for the cities of Godoy Cruz, Junín, La Consulta, La Paz, Las Heras, Lavalle, Luján de Cuyo, Maipú, Malargüe, Malargüe y Villa Atuel, Mendoza, Rivadavia, San Martín, San Rafael, Santa Rosa, Tunuyán, Tupungato and Villa Nueva in the province of Mendoza.

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Parishes in the Mendoza Province. Argentina, Mendoza, Catholic Church Records. Various diocesan archives in the Mendoza Province, Argentina.

Record Content

Baptism

Confirmation

Marriage

Death

These baptismal and confirmation records usually include the following information:

Date of the event

Place of event

Name of child

Legitimacy

Birth date of child

Gender of child

Parents' names and origin

Parish of residence

Godparents' names

These marriage records usually include the following information:

Date and place of marriage

Name of groom

Groom’s age, origin, civil status, and legitimacy

Parents’ names and residence

Name of bride

Bride’s age, origin, civil status, and legitimacy

Parents’ names and residence

Names and age of witnesses

These death records usually include the following information:

Parish place and date of event

Name of deceased

Age and civil status of deceased

Date of death

Cause of death

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Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information in the marriage record to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct person. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination. Be aware there may be inaccuracies such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned.

To browse this collection you will need to follow this series of links:

⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page⇒Select the "Cuidad O Pueblo" category⇒Select the "Parroquia" category⇒Select the "Tipo de registro y años" category which takes you to the images.

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

When searching the index it is helpful to know the following:

The place where the event occurred

The name and surname of the person

The approximate date of the event

The name of the parents or spouse

Use the locator information found in the index (such as page, entry, or certificate number) to locate your ancestors in the records. Compare the information in the record to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct person. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination.

When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family.

For example:

Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information.

Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each partner to find a couple's birth records and parents' names.

Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in census records.

Use the residence and names of the parents to locate church and land records.

Occupations listed can lead you to other types of records such as employment or military records.

Use the parents' birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family.

The name of the officiator is a clue to their religion or area of residence in the county. However, ministers may have reported marriages performed in other counties.

Compile the marriage entries for every person who has the same surname as the bride or groom; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual.

Continue to search the marriage records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the bride and groom who may have married in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify.

Use the marriage number to identify previous marriages.

When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.

Keep in mind:

The information in church records is usually reliable, but depends upon the reliability of the informant.

Earlier records may not contain as much information as the records created after the late 1800.

There is also some variation in the information given from one record to another.

If you are unable to find the ancestors you are looking for, try the following:

Check for variant spellings of the surnames.

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Search the indexes and records of nearby localities.

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